Manicure-stick.



H. G. GIBSON MANIGURE STICK.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.21, 1914.

Patented Sept 29, 1914.

7 INVENTOR b9 229 676225017 Anon/15m HENRY CLAY GIBSON, OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS.

MANICURE-STICK.

mamas. of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

. Application filed March 21, 1914. I Serial No. 826,381.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, HENRY CLAY GIBSON, a citizen of the United States,and resident of LittleRock, in theco'unty of. Pulaski and State ofArkansas, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in Manicure-Sticks,of which the following is aspecification.

My invention is an improvement in manicure sticks, and has for itsobject to rovide a device of the character specified, wherein a supportis provided for holding an abradin device, as for instance,a file forabradin t e fingernails in such manner that while the abrading surfaceis held. in a manner to be easily accessible, a guide is furnished forguidlng the nail during the abrading operation, and for'limiting theextent of the nail which may be abraded.

In the drawings :-Figure ,1 is a top plan view of the improved stick,Fig; 2 is a section on the line 2'-2 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is anenlarged transverse section; Q

The present embodiment of theinventioncomprises a support 1 of oran ewood or other suitable material, provide at one end preferably with apoint 2, for cleaning between the nail and the ends of the finger, andthe other end is beveled as shown at 3 and rounded to provide means forpushing back the skin at the base of the nail. The stick as shown, isthe usual form of manicure or orange wood stick, so far as, concerns itsends. A nail file 4 is supported by the stick, the stick havin atransverse longitudinally extending 's 0t 5, intermediate its ,upper andlower faces into which the file is inserted. The stick is also reducedlaterally at each side edge at the file as indicated at 6, to expose thecentral portion of the file. The Is is of the usual shape, being'ofgreatest diameter at its center and gradually decreasing in diameter.toward its ends, and the file in the present instance, is held inplaceby rivets 7, the rivets being passed through the stick 1 andthrough the file near the ends thereof. At

the ends of the file, the side edges thereof gradually merge into thesame line with the side edges of the stick as shownin Fig. 1, so.

that the stick, as a whole, is of greatest Width at its center,gradually decreasing in width toward each end. j

This manner of mounting'the file proof the stick which extends beyondthe adjacent side edge-of the stick, and it will be evident thateitherface of the extended portion at either side of the stick is accessiblefor engagement by the nail to abrade. the same. Furthermore the adjacentside edges of the stick provide for a guide at each side during themovement of the nail or the stick, to prevent the nail from slipping offthe file. When the stick is used with vthe end of the finger or thumbbearing against one face of the stick and with the finger nail extendinginto contact with the cutting surface of the file, a uide is providedfor limiting the amount 0 nail removed.

The stick preferabl is the usual orange wood stick, and the thlckncss ofthat portion of the stick at each face of the file may be of any desiredde ee, depending upon the amount of nail t at it is desired to remove; Iclaim A manicure stick comprising a plate of suitable materiallongitudinally slotted intermediate its ends, the plane of the slotbeing ap roximately parallel with the side faces 0 the plate, a stripheld in the slot,

vides fora portion of the file at each side the. opposite faces of thestrip being abrasive, said bar being of less width intermediate its endsand radually increasing in width toward'its en, s to expose a portion ofthe stri at each side of the bar from near one end 0 the bar to near theother, the side.

edges of the stri atthe ends thereof being flush with the si e ed of thebar.

HENR CLAY GIBSON. Witnesses:

0. P. Ronmson, J. P.;Jmv1s.'

